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French 1 Franc Table and Black Chairs

I'm so excited to be sharing my most recent project with you ...

Here is the before ...

After painting the table white and distressing the edges and top to give an aged and worn look, I decided to add a French graphic from "The Graphics Fairy" website. She is the only go to website for the most amazing vintage graphics. I loved this one as it was round to match the table. I also loved it because it was rather simple to use the trace method of transfer.

So I uploaded the graphic to the "Block Posters" website to enlarge it. I love this website because it is so easy to use, and its free!

So after enlarging and printing if off on numerous A4 sheets of paper, I pieced and taped it together.

I then found the centre of the table with my tape measure and placed a pin in it. Then I tied a piece of string to a pencil and the pin, and tried to evenly draw a circle around the outside of the table. I wanted to make sure I had the centre as accurate as possible and I also wanted to add a plain border to the graphic. Then I folded my picture in half both ways to find the centre. Then I pinned the pin to the centre of the paper, then the centre of the table.

Using a pen I traced the graphic, apply pressure and retracing as I went. This left an impression on the table. In natural daylight I could see the impression clearly and then traced it with a lead pencil. I filled it in with grey paint and then sanded to give a distressed effect to the image.

And if you are wondering, those little leaves took a long time. In fact, I had planned to leave them off, but am so glad I didn't. They didn't have to be perfect or all the same shape so it was actually not too time consuming.

To finish off the top of the table I applied 2 coats of clear furniture wax to seal and protect.

Next I tackled the chairs. I decided to use only 2 of the 3 chairs, but may add the other one later. Both were sanded and then given 2 coats of gloss black spray paint.

I have always wanted black chairs. And these are super shiny and look so updated from their bare wooden original appearance. Again, another amazing spray paint transformation. :)

So now I just have to figure out whether to keep or sell. I love the way they look in the sunroom. And I'm thinking I could always use a drop cloth to cover the table so the kids can drawer on it without causing any damage. Then take the cloth off for company or when I just feel like indulging myself with a morning coffee by the window. :)

Can you see the board and baton wall behind the table in my sunroom? I'm 80% finished and hope to blog that shortly. Can I just say it has made a huge difference to the room! I'm also super excited and looking forward to making a large furniture purchase over the weekend, but I'll keep that a surprise for later ... :)

Oooh,i like it! Great work, and Blockposter is my favorite too! The only problem is, i just cannot choose a print on Graphics Fairy for my furniture make over, to many nice pics! Thanks for sharing this,Love & hugs,Maria